Bouveret's syndrome represents a rare variant of gallstone ileus, where a large gallstone migrates from the gallbladder via a bilioenteric fistula and becomes impacted in the duodenum or stomach ...

Cholelithiasis or presence of calculi/gallstones in the gallbladder or common duct occurs more frequently in pregnant women. Gallstones can present as an obstructive disease or as cholecystitis ...

Acute colonic ileus or Ogilvie's syndrome is an acute nonmechanical colonic obstruction with an unclear pathophysiology. This motility disorder generally occurs in elderly patients with serious ...

You might pass a large stool after eating a big meal. But if it occurs with other symptoms, such as pain or going a few days without pooping, the cause may be another health condition. We’ve all ...

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a key technique for managing biliary and pancreatic diseases, combining endoscopy and radiology. Initially a diagnostic ...

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Gallstones are surprisingly common, and in many cases, they’re harmless. But when they begin to cause symptoms – often quite painful ones – they can significantly impact quality of life and ...

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Various causes of intussusception have been reported in the literature, however, our patient's case is the first to describe obstruction with intussusception due to a gallstone as the lead point in ...

Abstract: To acquire more accurate CT image segmentation results of gallstone, this paper presents a Lore-Based FCM algorithm to conquer the deficiency of tradition FCM method. A penalty term is ...

You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways. Cholesterol gallstones occur when at least three simultaneous defects are present: (i) ...

The common symptoms of Crohn's disease include cramping, diarrhea, and constipation. But Crohn’s disease can affect more than just your GI tract.